[mdlug] Moving to Debian 64bit - Lessons Learned?

[Wojtak, Greg]

There are also websites that you will generate a zipfile for you containing the .vmx (vm configuration) and the .vmdk (virtual disk) to use in VM Player.

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From: mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org [mailto:mdlug-bounces at mdlug.org] On Behalf Of Dan DeSloover
Sent: Friday, July 31, 2009 12:53 PM
To: MDLUG's Main discussion list
Subject: Re: [mdlug] Moving to Debian 64bit - Lessons Learned?

Bochs has a tool bundled with it to create blank disk files that supports
VMWare disk files and there are tools and informational websites online to
help create a VMX file which can also be edited by hand, and the VMware
Tools iso can be downloaded for free.

If you don't mind mucking with text files you won't need to purchase
VMWare workstation and you can get by with VMPlayer only.

Jeff Hanson wrote:
> On 7/31/09, Garry Stahl <tesral at wowway.com> wrote:
>> How difficult is VM ware to set up?  I have a once in a blue moon use
>> for a couple of windows programs, but I would love ot ditch this windows
>> box eating room on my desk.
>>
>
> I'm using VMware player for CAD.  It has experimental 3D acceleration
> support but I'm not using it.  You need to use VMware Workstation or a
> third-party app to create some empty disk images as Player can't
> create them.  After that it's no different the setting up a new PC
> with Windows.  You will also need the VMware Tools which exist as an
> ISO within Workstation.  Player can mount ISOs but doesn't include the
> tools.  Here are some performance tips:
> http://jhansonxi.blogspot.com/2008/09/improving-windows-xp-guest-in-vmware.html
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